MOSCOW, December 2. /TASS/. The Syrian authorities maintain control over the situation in the country, so the disinformation campaign orchestrated by militants who attacked the northern regions of the republic has failed, a source in the Syrian security agencies told TASS.

According to him, terrorists were unable to destabilize the political situation in the country by spreading false information about the government and the army. The situation in the republic remains stable. The militants attempted to incite panic among civilians by spreading false claims about an alleged coup in Damascus and the surrender of the army.

The Syrian military command stated on November 28 that units of the Jabhat al-Nusra extremist group "launched a large-scale attack on a broad front" on the morning of November 27. According to the statement, the terrorists attempted to target "the villages and towns protected by the Syrian army, as well as military installations." On November 30, the Syrian army stated it was forced to regroup its forces while repelling a terrorist attack in Aleppo to protect the lives of civilians and servicemen, and was preparing for a counteroffensive.